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Subject: Jessica Matthews

Age: 33

Residence: Ocean Beach

Before she turned 16, Matthews already was teaching group fitness classes in upstate New York and thinking about her long-term health.

I came from a family where I witnessed firsthand, since I was a child, the effects of chronic illnesses, primarily type 2 diabetes and heart disease, she says. I watched that consume members of my family, passing away at young ages, 50s and earlier.

Her loved ones werent active and ate too much. As a teen, she vowed to take a different path. Plus, she would help others.

She studied physical education at Coastal Carolina University and earned a masters in the same subject at Canisius College in Buffalo, N.Y. (while working as a fitness instructor and certified physical trainer). After college, she taught middle-school P.E. Soon she was hired as aquatics director at a hospital-based wellness center, which led her to San Diego in January of 2006 for a job as an educator and writer with the American Council on Exercise (ACE).

Today, Matthews who teaches kinesiology and integrative wellness at Point Loma Nazarene University remains dedicated to her own well-being while spreading the word about the benefits of activity and a healthy diet.

She practices and teaches yoga (a variety of styles), walks, lifts weights at home and the gym, does stand-up paddleboarding with her husband, swims, uses elliptical machines, runs, hikes and enjoys taking fitness classes (her latest fave: Zumba).

She calls herself a dabbler who tries everything and will decide each day depending on how she feels what her activity will be.

I like that element of being in the moment, she says. What do I feel is best serving me now? Sometimes it is that intense workout, and sometimes its doing something like a restorative yoga class.

The two activities at the foundation of her exercise program are yoga and walking. She practices yoga almost daily. She walks at least 90 minutes every day, either around town in Ocean Beach or to exercise her three dogs.

I love it. Its great to be outside, she says. Theres a meditative aspect to it.

She even incorporates activity into her social life. Instead of meeting a friend for coffee, theyll meet for a hike. She and her husband have their own stand-up paddleboards and kayak, and regularly get in the water.

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Jessica Matthews strikes a pose at the Inn at Sunset Cliffs, where she teaches a weekend yoga class.

Jessica Matthews strikes a pose at the Inn at Sunset Cliffs, where she teaches a weekend yoga class. (Nancee E. Lewis)

When she first took up yoga at Coastal Carolina she says she had zero flexibility. Shed been focused on strength and cardio, but her balance and ability to stretch were nonexistent. It was very humbling, she says.

She loves yoga for its mental as well as physical benefits, and shes limber. In 2016, her book Stretching to Stay Young was published.

She preaches easy-access exercise, at home or outside, for busy people, and she needs that approach with her own schedule of teaching at PLNU and Miramar College, working for ACE, teaching yoga, running her own wellness-education business (which includes speaking and writing) and working on her doctorate in behavioral health through Arizona State.

At 12, she gave up red meat for Lent. She hasnt eaten it again. Shes been a vegetarian since and transitioned to what she calls a plant-forward (vegan) diet a year ago.

I have a science brain, a research brain, and the evidence really does support, from a health standpoint, a predominantly plant-based diet, she says.

She sees food as medicine. Her diet gives her energy and mental clarity.

One is to look at what it is you enjoy doing. Theres no right or wrong way to exercise, just different ways, she says. And, get creative. Instead of thinking of exercise time as gym time, get active outside or dance for 15 minutes to your favorite music.

Also, she counsels to shift from the all-or-nothing mentality. If you dont have time for a 60-minute workout, run or walk, exercise in 10-minute chunks. Every little bit counts, she says.

Williams is a San Diego freelance writer.

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This couple got married in a Planet Fitness, but we promise it's beautiful ICR / Planet Fitness

Itsofficially fall, and wedding season is upon us. If youre a bride-to-be and looking for a good venue, you might not want to rule out getting married at Planet Fitness. Sure, we know the awesome gym chain best for its member-friendly approach and protection from the lunks around us, but for one couple, it became so much more.

Joe and Stephanie actually met at the Western Hills Planet Fitness and after deciding to make things official, used the gym as their go-to hangout after dates. So really, it was kind of like their home away from home. Joe admitted that when they first met, it was love at first sight.

So, it just made sense for the pair to say I Do where they first said Hello. Inside the gym itself.

Stephanie admitted that she checked out other venues, but couldnt imagine getting married anywhere other than Planet Fitness. She reached out to them on Facebook, and was shocked to receive a positive response. From there, she asked a staff member if shed be interested in performing the ceremony. The club agreed to close down for the big event, which was set to happen this past Sunday.

Even better, they got some incredible photos with their bridal party. Photos that, we guarantee, youve never seen anything like before.

As for the ceremony, it looked like Planet Fitness tried hard to make their gym look a bit more romantic than usual.

The couple is currently on their honeymoon, and we wish them the best. We know that they have an incredible story to tell for years and years to come.

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Liz Hunt developed her love for fitness as a matter of survival.

Hunt, a retired Air Force technical sergeant, served for 15 years and six deployments. Hunt knew that keeping herself and her subordinates in good condition was essential for them to do their jobs and to handle dangers that arose. Her commitment served her well in 2007, when she was injured in a rocket attack and had to rehabilitate her knee after surgery.

Liz now hopes to share her enthusiasm for fitness with Dothan, and a grant from Anytime Fitness is helping her to do it. The gym company recently awarded Hunt a substantial grant to start her own Anytime Fitness franchise in Dothan as part of its Operation Heartfirst program.

The company and a nonprofit called Tee It Up for the Troops work together to provide a $125,000 grant and a $125,000 loan to veterans to start franchises. The Operation Heartfirst program helps one vet start a gym each year.

We didnt have to go into this with any capital of our own, she said.

Liz, who has a bachelors degree in physiology/kinesiology, worked at an Anytime Fitness location in North Dakota before her husband got orders to transfer to Dothan, where he works as an instructor pilot at Fort Rucker.

Lizs former employer urged her to check into the Operation Heartfirst program, which chooses a new location and solicits applications from local veterans each year. When she found out the location was Dothan, she knew it was a sign.

There were too many coincidences, she said. Clearly, this is Gods work.

Liz and Corey will co-own and manage the gym. The gym will be located in the storefront next to the movie theatre at the Dothan Pavilion. Liz plans to open the gym in January.

Im excited, Corey said. This is something shes wanted to do for a long time. Im happy to support her.

Liz said that her plan for the gym includes offering some services that may not be available at other local gyms. Liz said she hopes to make rehabilitative fitness a focus of her business.

Its going to be so dope, she said.

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Almost 25 people attended the RSVP Lunch Bunch on Thursday to hear Lori Brown of Paragon Health Care Group speak on the topic Fitness for Life: More Than Just Exercise.

Almost 25 people attended the RSVP Lunch Bunch on Thursday to hear Lori Brown of Paragon Health Care Group speak on the topic Fitness for Life: More Than Just Exercise.

Fitness for Life emphasizes benefits of exercise

The people who attend Fitness for Life classes have a variety of conditions to overcome.

Some are in wheelchairs, some in walkers, said Lori Brown who conducts Fitness for Life classes for Paragon Health Care Group. We have some who are visually impaired or hearing impaired, and some in various stages of dementia. We adjust the exercises for whoever is in the class.

Brown spoke to about 23 people at the RSVP Lunch on Thursday at The Cotton Patch. Her topic was Fitness for Life: More Than Just Exercise.

Brown demonstrated how participants can exercise sitting down using resistance bands, or improve their balance while holding onto the back of a chair.

We had one woman who could not balance herself while holding onto the back of a chair at all when she first came in. This week 45 seconds! Brown said.

Good balance is a component of fitness along with strength and flexibility. Brown quoted statistics concerning the dangers of falling after age 65:

One in three adults aged 65 and older falls each year.

20 percent to 30 percent suffer moderate to severe injuries and increase their risk of early death.

90 percent of hip fractures are caused by falls.

Falling can result in a reduced quality of life by limiting activities and social engagements, bringing on further physical decline, depression, social isolation and feelings of hopelessness.

Falls are the leading cause of non-traumatic hospital admissions, she told the group.

Brown asked the group what kinds of exercise they enjoy, and answers included dancing, walking, gardening and yoga.

When asked what comes to mind when they think about exercise, on group member answered, Sweat.

While assuring them there was no need to run a marathon, Brown emphasized the importance of exercise by saying, Lack of exercise is the new smoking.

She added that for every four hours you spend sitting, you should spend a half hour exercising. That half hour, however, doesnt need to be done all at once.

You can break it up into 10 minutes three times a day, by walking around the block, for example, she said.

Someone mentioned that Hale County Senior Center offers a fitness class. Another participant suggested the dances held at First Christian Church every Monday night.

Brown said that during inclement weather, some people like to walk around Walmart, Tractor Supply and Gebos.

Balancing exercises, such as standing on one foot, are possible to incorporate into a daily routine at home, Brown said. You can balance on one foot while standing in front of the kitchen or bathroom sink or waiting for the microwave.

Strengthening the core the area of the body that includes everything except the arms and legs can also contribute to good balance. Brown said her high school age daughter attended an intensive dance camp that incorporated core-strengthening exercises such as planks and sit-ups.

She came home and told her mom, My balance was awesome!

A good flexibility exercise is writing the alphabet in the air with your feet while sitting in a chair. Brown said she has seen people do this while waiting in a doctors office.

Keeping hydrated before, during and after exercise is important, and even more important as we age.

Water is the best we all know that, but we dont want to drink it, Brown said. She suggested adding flavors such as lemon, ginger or mint to plain water. Coconut water, she said, is a good alternative.

Brown offered tips for exercising such as wearing good supportive shoes and stretching before and after a workout.

A stretch should feel good, she said. If you feel pain dont do it.

Brown listed the following benefits of exercise:

1. Increased immunity

2. Increased stamina and endurance

3. Increased balance

4. Increased flexibility and range of motion

5. Lower risk of heart disease and high blood pressure

6. Lower risk of chronic conditions/illnesses such as diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, colon cancer, and Alzheimers disease or dementia

7. Increased gastrointestinal function

8. Protection against osteoporosis, especially weight-bearing exercises

9. Great for your brain!

Some people are tempted to get their exercise benefits in a hurry, leading them to overdo the first time they work out. This can cause excessive soreness and pain.

If you tire yourself out the first day, you dont feel like continuing, Brown cautioned.

Paragon Healthcare has rehabilitation and nursing facilities in Hale Center, Lockney and Tulia. They serve patients who live in the communities as well as those who come for a few weeks of rehabilitation after an illness or surgery.

Classes at Covenant Health Plainview and Hale Center Nursing and Rehabilitation are open to the public. The class at Covenant is from 10-10:45 a.m. Wednesdays in the Max Gabriel Conference Room. Classes in Hale Center are from 10-10:30 a.m. in the Therapy Gym, which has circuit exercise equipment. Residents of Plainview are invited to drive over and take classes there.

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Three Parts:Planning Your Fasting DietFollowing a Fasting ScheduleLosing Weight Through an IF DietCommunity Q&A

Intermittent fasting (IF) is a form of diet and lifestyle change which, rather than reducing your caloric intake very much or cutting out certain food group, restricts the hours during a day in which you will eat and when you will fast. Fasting typically includes your sleeping hours plus not eating until your fasting period ends. There are various regimens for implementing an IF diet for you to choose among. IF can be paired with exercise and/or calorie reduction to lead to a reduction of body-tissue inflammation, and can also result in weight loss -- or muscle gain.

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Can I get a flat stomach quickly?

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Try cardio training, cutting down on carbohydrates, drinking 8 cups of water daily,along with intermediate fasting.

How much water per day is really necessary?

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Normally 2.39 liters, but it depends on your activity. There are lots of apps for hydration, try downloading one. They are very helpful.

Can I workout after my fasting window?

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Working out during or after your eating window is recommended as your body will pull the nutrients from the food immediately and store energy from your body during your fasting period.

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I'll admit I was intrigued when I first spotted the new low-calorie, high-protein ice creams next to my beloved Coconut Bliss and Hagen-Dazs at the grocery store a while back. Who wouldn't want to plow through an entire pint of ice cream for under 300 calories? Well, after giving it a try, this nutritionist is going right back to her high-fat, sugar-laden, calorie-rich ice cream with absolutely zero guilt, and I'll tell you why.

First off, let's take a look at the ingredients. Because they are not made with as much sugar or cream as traditional ice cream, these diet ice creams still have to get their flavor and texture from somewhere; that somewhere is sugar alcohols, natural flavors, added fibers, and thickeners. While these ingredients are not inherently bad, they can be problematic for some people.

Sugar alcohols are pretty popular right now because they are plant-based (unlike artificial sweeteners) and low-calorie. According to Chris Kresser, MS, LAc, these concentrated sweeteners can cause some pretty unpleasant digestive symptoms like gas, bloating, and diarrhea for certain people (mostly those who already have compromised digestion). Thickeners like guar gum and xanthan gum can have similar, ahem, undesirable results. While most people can consume these ingredients without any ill effects, it is something to keep in mind.

It comes down to this I know that I could easily prepare my own ice cream at home using the ingredients listed on the back of several of my favorite store-bought ice creams. I can't say the same for these new diet versions. I wouldn't even know where to find most of the ingredients, much less what to do with them if I did. Whole food is my jam and I will pretty much always choose simple, real ingredients over a mixture of ingredients that can only be manufactured by food scientists in a lab somewhere.

And as for the giant calorie count printed on the front of most of the low-cal ice cream packages, to me it just continues to fuel the notion that fewer calories = healthier. Ice cream is meant to be an occasional treat, and unless you are eating it for breakfast every morning, those few extra calories aren't going to have any lasting impact on your health goals.

I truly believe that when we eat the real deal, we get much more enjoyment out of it than when we try to satisfy our cravings with low-calorie substitutes. So pass me a bowl, a spoon, and a pint all this ice cream talk is making me hungry.

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Mr Corbyn has been a vegetarian for 50 years after working on a pork farm in his 20s, admitting in 2015 he grew attached to the pigs.

But after claiming at an eco-friendly event he was going through the process of substituting more of his diet to avoid animal products altogether, the party have been forced to deny he is making the switch to a vegan diet.

While it is unclear why Labour felt the need to speak out on Mr Corbyns dietary preferences, rumours of a shift towards veganism will not help the bearded party leader from shaking his image as a stereotypical left winger.

Speaking at the event, Mr Corbyn said: I eat more and more vegan food and have more and more vegan friends, indeed there are quite a lot of vegan MPs actually - not a lot but there are some.

I think what has improved so much is vegetarian and vegan food has got so much better in recent years.

One of my close relatives has just become a vegan and I went to her house for dinner and it was absolutely brilliant.

So I'm going through the process, all right? I won't go any further than that.

The party were quick to clarify his comment, stating claims their leader was considering the diet popularised by hippies of the 1960s were mischief.

Speaking to the Metro, a spokeswoman said: Jeremy Corbyn isnt turning vegan.

Theres been a bit of mischief in the reporting of what he said.

He actually meant that he is in the process of eating more vegan food. Thats all.

As Labour insiders scramble to ensure no one gets the wrong idea about Mr Corbyns dietary preferences, the party is on the verge of crisis over Brexit.

Party rebels have threatened to unleash a complete sh**storm on Parliament if Jeremy Corbyn agrees to a deal with Theresa May to stop his MPs from blocking Britains evacuation from the EU.

The Labour leader has been warned by MPs not to do a grubby deal with the Tories to limit the debate on the European Union withdrawal bill.

Parliament is expected to debate the bill when politicians return to Commons tomorrow after the summer break.

The embattled leader has come under fierce pressure from former leadership contender Chuka Umunna, who wants the Islington North MP to oppose the plan when Commons votes on it next week.

A friend of Mr Umunna said last night: There cannot be some sort of grubby deal with the Tories over this.

There will be a complete sh**storm if he agrees to guillotine the debate.

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DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. So, what does that have to do with fatty liver?

There is something called Metabolic Syndrome where, to simply put it, patients with hypertension may also have issues with sugar metabolism, high triglycerides, low HDL (good cholesterol), and/or high LDL (bad cholesterol). So, it makes sense to see if someone who is on the DASH diet for hypertension might also help these parameters. Many of these patients with metabolic syndrome may also be overweight and possibly have fatty liver as well, so could the DASH diet help with all of this?

As my patients know, I am a big fan of using food/diet to help diseases. When I saw this study about a diet that could help with many of these metabolic parameters, I was immediately drawn to it. I cant tell you how many people have fatty liver and they dont even know it.

Liver ultrasounds are an easy non-invasive way of doing this. Ask your doctor about it!

And if you have it, this diet apparently helps with not just hypertension, but also weight and fatty liver as well.

In a randomized controlled clinical trial, 60 overweight and obese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease were randomly allocated to either the control diet or the DASH diet for 8 weeks. Both diets restricted calories and both diets consisted of 52-55% carbohydrates, 16-18% proteins, and 30% total fats. However, the DASH diet was high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, and were low in saturated fats, cholesterol, and refined grains.

After 8 weeks, the DASH diet group had significant improvements in liver function test results, weight, body mass index, insulin resistance issues, insulin sensitivity, triglyceride levels, total/HDL cholesterol ratio and hs-CRP. Some of the markers that show liver stress were also improved in the DASH diet group.

If you are someone who is worried about doing a lifelong diet, I recommend trying this diet for 8 weeks. If possible, a lifestyle change into a diet that is mostly vegetable-based and whole-food based that is not processed or sugary or full of saturated fat is ideal. However, if you find that you need a shorter time limit plan where you dont feel as overwhelmed, just try this for 8 weeks and once you start feeling better, you might just want to keep going.

As with any major changes, I highly recommend checking with your doctor before implementing diet or supplement changes to make sure its safe for you. The best part about the DASH diet is that most, if not all doctors, know about it. So, the conversation about whether you should try it or not should be a relatively easy conversation to have with your primary doctor.

Once youve got the go-aheadjust know that Ill be rooting for you.

If there is one thing that helps the most for your overall healthits a healthy diet!

Zade, MR, et al. The effects of DASH diet on weight loss and metabolic status in adults with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a randomized clinical trial. April 2016. 36(4): 563-571.

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Kansas State University graduate student Tyler Spore conducted a series of feeding trials to study high-energy receiving diets. He found that high-energy diets up to 60 NEg had no effect on the health of lightweight calves. (Journal photo by Doug Rich.)

Limit feeding has been around forever. As long as it has been around it was believed that feeding a high-energy diet was a no-no. New research at the Kansas State University Stocker Unit could prove that high-energy diets have a place in the stocker business.

We wanted to push the frontier on energy content in the diet and do so using soluble fiber rather than starch, said Dale Blasi, manager and director of the KSU Beef Stocker Unit.

Feeding a high-energy diet using soluble fiber rather than starch from cereal grains was the subject of a feeding trial at the K-State Stocker Unit. The energy dense diet was very efficient and caused no health problems when used in a receiving ration. (Journal photo by Doug Rich.)

Tyler Spore, a graduate student at Kansas State University, conducted a series of feeding trials at the stocker unit to answer some basic questions about feeding a high-energy diet to stocker calves. Although energy dense diets had been studied in the past, Spore found that one of the things not tested with limit feeding was using soluble fiber rather than starch from cereal grains to increase the energy density in the diet.

The core of the research is how much gain animals can get while limit feeding, Spore said. What we are trying to do is target a specific gain while offering less feed. One of the main issues with targeting gain is a free choice diet.

In a free choice situation, cattle that only want to eat the wet distillers grains or the corn gluten do a good job of sorting those out of the bunk. Less aggressive cattle come to the bunk too late to get the benefit of those energy dense components.

By limiting feeding you can better estimate each bite of feed, Spore explained.

Historical research

Research done in the 1970s linked an increase in energy in the receiving diet with increased morbidity. As a result producers, were cautioned not to increase energy in receiving diets above a certain level.

The standard growing ration on most stocker operations is a 50 to 52 NEg (net energy gain) diet. Producers dont go much higher than that because they think the cattle might develop acidosis and go off feed, according to Blasi.

Chad Cargill, a stocker operator from Isabel, Kansas, limit feeds lightweight high risk calves. He starts them on a 48 NEg ration and then moves them up to a 50 NEg diet.

My work is not to argue the fact that increasing energy in diets based on cereal grains might cause those issues, but we are not seeing it when we use 40 percent byproduct in the diet, Spore said.

The first KSU trial used a range of energy concentrations including 45, 50, 55 and 60 NEg diets. The 45 NEg diet was fed free choice while the others were limit fed. The amount of hay in the diets decreased from 45 percent in the 45 NEg diet to 13 percent in the 60 NEg diet.

That first study featured a set of mixed breed heifer calves from an auction market in southeast Tennessee. They weighed 470 pounds on arrival.

At regular intervals during the trial the cattle were bled and tested for haptoglobin, a marker for inflammation that is an indicator for digestive upsets. Spore also tested the blood for Titers to see if the immune system would be affected by the dietary treatments.

Long story short, the dietary treatments had no effect on any of those health parameters, Spore said.

They also found that the 60 NEg diet was 27 percent more efficient than the high roughage 45 NEg diet.

Those were the two big breakthroughs from this study, Spore said. You can feed this high energy diet that is 40 percent byproduct based and not see any difference in health and be 27 percent more efficient.

A side benefit of the low roughage-energy dense diet is less manure. In a feedlot situation this means less time spent cleaning pens and less manure to remove.

Healthier calves

Cargill said he is more concerned with health than with gain in his feeding operation. He handles 30,000 high-risk calves a year that come in from the southeastern United States weighing 350 to 650 pounds. Limit feeding is a good way for him to monitor the health of these lightweight calves.

Limit feeding really aids in evaluating the health of the cattle, Cargill said. If you are limit feeding a high nutrient feed and they dont come up and eat there is something wrong with them.

In trial No. 2 Spore fed the 50 NEg diet and 60 NEg diet at 2.4 percent of body weight and 2.2 percent of body weight, respectively. Cattle for this trial were single source cattle from a ranch in Florida and came in weighing 480 pounds on average.

There were no health problems from the high-energy diet and the efficiency was identical to the first trial. Three calves were pulled in the first three weeks but other than that no sick calves were pulled during the 56-day trial.

In trial No. 3 Spore wanted to see if feed intake affected feed efficiency. The cattle used in this trial were single source fancy black calves from a ranch in Montana weighing 460 pounds on arrival. These calves were fed the 60 NEg diet at 1.9, 2.2, 2.5 and 2.8 percent of body weight.

I thought efficiency would fall off at 2.8 percent of body weight and that would be our ceiling, Blasi said.

That did not happen. Feed to gain stayed the same for all treatments. In fact, it was numerically the same for all treatments. It should be noted that the cattle were fed hay on arrival and the next morning they went right on the 60 NEg diet without a step-up phase. Again, health was not an issue.

If you know how many days you need to feed cattle before they go to grass or are looking at the market you can dial this diet in accordingly, Spore said.

Cattle used in trial No. 4 came in a little heavier at 550 pounds and were steers only. Spore was interested in predicting growth with this 70-day trial. A 60 NEg diet was fed at 2 percent of body weight but one ration contained wet corn gluten and one used wet distillers grains also one ration used whole corn and one used dry rolled corn.

At the end of this trial there were no differences in weight gain or health. All of the cattle gained 2 pounds and again health was not an issue. However there was a drop in efficiency. Feeding at 2 percent of body weight is just a maintenance diet.

Limit feeding a high-energy diet based on byproducts could be a useful strategy for stocker calves going to grass or to the feedlot without affecting their health.

Doug Rich can be reached at 785-749-5304 or drich@hpj.com.

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